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Personalized Robot Helpers Motivate Rehab Patients

McKnight’s Long-Term Care News – Robotic helpers may be the rehabilitation wave of the future, but they won’t motivate patients unless they’re able to mimic human movements, according to new research.

Dr. Shelly Levy-Tzedek

A team of BGU researchers set out to test user preferences when interacting with a robot during a movement-related task. The idea behind the robots is to encourage rehabilitation patients to practice their therapy routines, while tracking progress.

Study participants were observed while playing a “follow the leader” type game with the robot, which would perform tasks like dribbling a ball or tracing a circle.